Our hostal in Quito

Settling in just fine

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March 4th 2010
We've explored Tena pretty thoroughly and feel very comfortable. Have found a lovely pool, and we had a terrific day river rafting. The guide was very professional and safe, but added lots of fun to it as well. We screamed some, paddled lots, surfed behind some huge rocks, landed high and dry on some rocks, pulled the nose of the boat straight up to the sky for awhile, and more! The guys hav ... read more

South America » Ecuador » East » Tena

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more